Is there a way to do industrial policy without strong institutions?

February 04, 2025 Tristan Reed, Applied Economist in the World Bank's Development Research Group

Why tariffs for green technologies should be kept low in developing countries

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Ensuring women’s safety: data insights on gender-based violence legislation and policies

December 05, 2024 Anna Tabitha Bonfert, Data Scientist, Gender Group.

The importance of financial misallocation for aggregate productivity

November 25, 2024 Ana Paula Cusolito, Senior Economist at the Markets, Competition & Technology U…

Working together to launch the world’s largest cohort in mobile phone data for policy

November 13, 2024 Trevor Monroe, Senior Program Manager with the World Bank Development Data Grou…

Pathways out of poverty toward a more prosperous future

October 15, 2024 Deon Filmer, Director, Development Research Group, Development Economics

How can AI and data drive global development?

September 24, 2024 Maria Jones, Senior Economist in the Development Impact (DIME) department

From shadows to sunrise: How to overcome the middle-income trap

September 23, 2024 Somik V. Lall, Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group

Making gender data insights accessible: Five steps to develop an effective gender factbook

September 03, 2024 Anna Bonfert, Data Scientist, Gender Group

Social (im)mobility: Why middle-income countries are stuck in the slow lane

August 22, 2024 Somik V. Lall, Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group